The Chicago Brass Choir is proud of its two currently available Compact Disc releases: A Mighty Fortress (1998), and Pictures in Brass (1999), with special guest trumpet soloist John Hagstrom of the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Please click the links below to listen to sounds clips in either RealAudio or mp3 format.

Compact Discs

     

Pictures In Brass

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The Chicago Brass Choir's newest CD, Pictures in Brass, is now in its second printing. Special guest soloist is trumpeter John Hagstrom of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Along with two selections featuring Mr. Hagstrom, this disc presents nine movements from Modeste Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," arranged by former musical director Michael Stewart for the Chicago Brass Choir. The disc contains nine works from the Renaissance period through the late Romantic era.


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The Earle of Oxford's March William Byrd 2:59 RealAudio - LOFI RealAudio - HIFI MP3 - LOFI MP3 - HIFI
Wir glauben all an einem Gott. J. S. Bach 3:16 - - - -
Hark! The Echoing Air Henry Purcell 3:22 - - - -
Concerto for Trumpet Vincenzo Bellini 8:55 - - - -
Jupiter's Theme from "The Planets" Gustav Holst 2:40 - - - -
Christus factus est. Anton Bruckner 6:01 - - - -
Concertino in Eb Ernst Sachse 7:21 - - - -
Pictures at an Exhibition Modeste Mussorgsky 19:30 RealAudio - LOFI RealAudio - HIFI MP3 - LOFI MP3 - HIFI
March from "Carmen" George Bizet 2:04 - - - -

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A Mighty Fortress

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The Chicago Brass Choir's first CD, A Mighty Fortress, was released in October of 1998. This CD is an audio record of the ensemble's first three years in existence, during which time Roger Rocco was directing. The disc contains ten works from the Renaissance through today.

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A Mighty Fortress J.S. Bach 1:48

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Variants: A Mighty Fortress Elliot Del Borgo 5:26

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Yorkshire Ballad James Barnes 4:36

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2 Mvts. from Water Music G. F. Handel 2:37/1:03

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Intro to Act II of Die Meistersinger Richard Wagner 4:52

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Concerto for 2 Trumpets Antonio Vivaldi 2:48/1:14/3:28

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Polychoric Motet Johann Schein 3:12 RealAudio - LOFI RealAudio - HIFI MP3 - LOFI MP3 - HIFI
Morgenmusik Paul Hindemith 2:28/1:46/1:17

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Allegretto from Sym. No.7 Ludwig Van Beethoven 7:54

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Variations on Simple Gifts Michael Stewart 4:39

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